African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Background and Reauthorization

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Economic assistance.

Foreign trade promotion.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Reviews key provisions of P.L. 106-200, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides duty-free tariff treatment to U.S. imports of certain products from eligible sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Analyzes U.S. import trends under AGOA and the similar Generalized System of Preferences, a U.S. trade preference program that applies to more than 120 developing countries. Discusses impacts of AGOA on African economies and U.S.-Africa trade, and addresses issues surrounding reauthorization process

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-FDT-0442

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